Port commission set to consider $3 million settlement

posted 04:58 PM 06/17
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The Port of Olympia commission will consider at its next commission meeting whether to approve a $3 million settlement with International Paper, one of the largest paper companies in the world.

The commission meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. June 24 at Tenino City Hall, 149 Hodgden St. S., the third of four meetings that have taken place outside of Olympia.

The $3 million settlement stems from a year-long effort by the port to get International Paper of Memphis, Tenn., to contribute to the cost of the environmental cleanup needed for the East Bay redevelopment site.

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